Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs M4 Pro (12C16G)

Intel Core Ultra 7 255U $490
M4 Pro (12C16G)
12 Cores
12 Threads
2GHz Clock
12 Cores
12 Threads
4.5GHz Clock
Socket
BGA 2049
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
Graphics 4C 2100MHz
iGPU
16-Core M4 Pro
GB6S - N/A
0%
GB6S 3,925
97%
GB6M - N/A
0%
GB6M 20,605
77%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23S - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
CB23M - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Architecture
Apple Silicon 14
Family
Core Ultra Series 2
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
ARMv9.2-A
Codename
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Arrow Lake-U-2P-8E
P-Core
Lion Cove
M-Core
Skymont
E-Core
Crestmont
Codename
Brava
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M4 Pro
P-Core
AS14P
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E-Core
AS14E
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
10/29/2024
Foundry
Intel
TSMC (iGPU Die)
TSMC (SoC Die)
TSMC (IO Die)
Foundry
TSMC
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Node
Intel 3
N5 (iGPU Die)
N6 (SoC Die)
N6 (IO Die)
Node
N3E
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Die Size
Unknown
23 mm² (iGPU Die)
100 mm² (SoC Die)
10 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
219 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
40 Billion
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BGA 2049
Unknown
12 Cores
2 P-Cores
8 M-Cores
2 E-Cores
12 Cores
8 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
12 Threads
2 P-Threads
8 M-Cores
2 E-Threads
12 Threads
8 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
2GHz
5.2GHz Boost
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P-Core
4.5GHz
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M-Core
1.7GHz
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E-Core
0.7GHz
2.4GHz Boost
E-Core
2.8GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/P-Core
12-way set associative
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32KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
3072KB/Core
10-way set associative
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8MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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24MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L3
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24MB Shared
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12-way set associative
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24MB SLC Cache
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
32GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
4200MHz
Transfer Rate
8400MT/s
Clock
4267MHz
Transfer Rate
8533MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
67.2GB/s
Bandwidth
134.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
68.3GB/s
Bandwidth
273.1GB/s
TDP
15W
12W cTDP Down
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57W Peak
TDP
60W
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Temp
110°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
No PCIe
Graphics 4C 2100MHz
512 Shaders
2100MHz
16-Core M4 Pro
2048 Shaders
1470MHz
AI Boost 3
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2 Cores
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16 Cores
13 TOPS
INT8
38 TOPS
INT8
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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